CONDORSTOWN, Calif. – The Bakersfield Condors, owned by the Edmonton Oilers, rolled over the Utah Grizzlies, 5-0 in Game 5, to advance to the Western Conference Semifinals. They defeat the #3 seeded Grizzlies 4-games-to-1. The crowd of 5,040 was the largest among any Western Conference games of the post-season.

The Condors open the 2nd round against the Stockton Thunder, with Games 1 and 2 in Condorstown, on May 2 and 3 at Rabobank Arena. Both games start at 7 p.m.

1st Period

No scoring

Shots: BAK – 7 | UTA – 13

2nd Period

CONDORS goal: RW Jordan Knackstedt (1st) from the left circle up under the crossbar on the power play (Steffes, Bowman assist) at 2:12; BAK leads, 1-0

All games, home and away, can be heard on Fox Sports Radio 970 AM (www.foxsports970am.com), through your mobile device on iHeartRadio, or pay-per-view online at www.AmericaOneSports.com. “Condors Countdown” starts 15 minutes prior to the drop of the puck.

“Condors Unleashed” weekly live webcast produced by the Bakersfield Californian can be seen on www.Bakersfield.com Wednesdays from Noon – 1 p.m.